Seattle based trombonist, XO Brass Artist and Denis Wick Artist Conner Eisenmenger's is a new face on the Seattle music scene.  Eisenmenger holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Western Kentucky University and a Master's degree in Jazz Studies from University of North Texas where he studied with Tony Baker and Andre Hayward.  While at UNT, Eisenmenger played for two years in the seven-time Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band.  As a member of the One O'Clock, he performed with Stefon Harris, Sean Jones, Danilo Perez, Dennis Mackrel, and James Morrison.  Eisenmenger also served as a teaching fellow at UNT, teaching multiple courses in jazz trombone fundamentals and directing the Six O'Clock Lab Band, the Seven O'Clock Lab Band, and the U-Tubes jazz trombone ensemble.   During his time as a student, Eisenmenger performed and competed in Australia, Spain, China, California, and Washington D.C. Other accolades include winning the 2019 ITEC Rich Matteson Jazz Euphonium competition, the ITF Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, the ATW Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, finalist in the 2016 and 2017 ATW jazz solo competitions, and as alternate for the ITF J J Johnson Solo Competition.

Conner Eisenmenger keeps a busy schedule as a composer, bandleader, and clinician maintaining active projects in Seattle, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, and across the US. The Pony Boy All-Star Big Band’s most recent album This is Now features several of his original compositions and arrangements including “Harrods Creek” which has been praised for it’s “seamless interplay between composed and improvised sections… several solos are woven within the composition to create a natural ebb and flow between the individual voices and the collective ensemble sound. That “organic” quality sought after by Brookmeyer is in full display…” In 2022 he received the ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award for his piece, “Choice Paralysis.” As an educator, Conner regularly clinics the many elite band programs in the Pacific Northwest and college jazz events including the CWU John Moawad Jazz Festival, the PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival, the WKU Jazz Honor Band, The CWU Jazz Camp, the PNW Trombone Symposium. These days Conner can be found playing with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Opera, Beck, and various session work including Nintendo Live’s Super Mario Super Big Band and the DOTA II “The International” live orchestra. KNKX describes Conner’s passion for a life in music as “infectious in the best way.”

Quarantine Soli project

Garrett Wingfield's Octopod

Drew Zaremba Unity Orchestra

ONe o’clock lab band

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Lessons

Lesson are offered both remote and in person in the Greater Seattle area.  Subjects include but are not limited to:

• Trombone fundamentals

• improvisation

• music Theory

• Composition

• Recording/Basic audio engineering for horn players

• Audition preparation

• Project-based learning through organization of performance opportunities